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  Stockholm (AFP) May 13, 2022 Swedish membership in NATO would reduce the risk of conflict in northern Europe, a security policy review by parties in Sweden's parliament said Friday, with the government expected to decide on whether to apply in the next few days. "Swedish NATO membership would raise the threshold for military conflicts and thus have a deterrent effect in northern Europe," the report presented at a press conference in Stockholm said. The report stopped short of offering a concrete recommendation on which path ... read more |
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Russia warns of response to Finland NATO entryMoscow (AFP) May 12, 2022 Russia warned Thursday it would have to take "military-technical" steps in response to neighbouring Finland joining NATO, after leaders in Helsinki backed entering the US-led alliance. ... more  
Qatar, EU say pushing stalled Iran nuclear talksTehran (AFP) May 12, 2022 Qatar's emir and the European Union on Thursday said they are working to push forward stalled negotiations aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major world powers. ... more  
Orbex reveals first full-scale microlauncher rocket developed in EuropeForres, UK (SPX) May 11, 2022 Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of the Prime orbital space rocket on its dedicated launch pad publicly for the first time. The unveiling of the first of a new generation of E ... more  
'Shot in the back': Russia accused of war crimes in UkraineStepanki, Ukraine (AFP) May 12, 2022 Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating a series of war crimes allegedly committed by Russian forces, including the fatal shooting of two unarmed civilians outside Kyiv, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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Greek MPs ratify upgraded US defence dealAthens (AFP) May 12, 2022 Greece's parliament on Thursday ratified an upgraded US defence deal ahead of a planned trip to Washington by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. ... more 
EU diplomat protests after 'retained' at German airportBrussels (AFP) May 13, 2022 The European Union's envoy to Iran nuclear talks, Enrique Mora, protested Friday after he and two colleagues were "retained" by German police at Frankfurt airport on his way back from Tehran. ... more 
Stalled Iran nuclear talks have been 'reopened': EUWangels, Germany (AFP) May 13, 2022 Stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme have been unblocked after fresh talks in Tehran, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday, adding that he believed a final deal was within reach. ... more 
Activists condemn Iran 'hostage taking' of foreignersParis (AFP) May 12, 2022 Iran is engaged in a brazen policy of hostage taking of foreigners to extract concessions from the West, activists say, with further Western nationals arrested and others even facing execution. ... more |
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4D composite printing can improve the wings of dronesMontreal, Canada (SPX) May 11, 2022 The aviation industry faces multiple pressures from higher fuel costs and increased scrutiny over the environmental and quality-of-life impacts from its aircraft. Researchers are looking for new met ... more  
Australian minister says China spy ship route 'aggressive'Sydney (AFP) May 13, 2022 Australia's defence minister said Friday that a Chinese spy ship was sailing off the west coast on an "aggressive" route, the latest in a string of pre-election warnings about Beijing's military intentions. ... more  
China database reveals the thousands detained in XinjiangBeijing (AFP) May 13, 2022 A leaked list of thousands of detained Uyghurs has helped Nursimangul Abdureshid shed some light on the whereabouts of her missing family members, who have disappeared in China's sweeping crackdown on Xinjiang. ... more  
Downtown Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy smothers capitalBeijing (AFP) May 9, 2022 Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China's capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restrictions on movement. ... more |
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Burkina army says killed over 50 'terrorists'Ouagadougou (AFP) May 10, 2022 Burkina Faso's armed forces said on Tuesday they had killed at least 50 "terrorists" in two operations. ... more  
China defends Hong Kong cardinal's arrest as Western alarm growsHong Kong (AFP) May 12, 2022 China on Thursday defended the arrest of a 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong's national security law, a move that triggered international outrage and deepened concerns over Beijing's crackdown on freedoms in the financial hub. ... more  
China-backed projects testament to Sri Lanka's mismanagementHambantota, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 10, 2022 An airport without planes, a revolving restaurant with no diners, a debt-laden seaport - Sri Lanka's economic crisis has been exacerbated by Chinese-funded projects that stand as neglected monuments to government extravagance. ... more
Finland joining NATO 'definitely' threat to Russia: KremlinMoscow (AFP) May 12, 2022 The Kremlin said Thursday that neighbouring Finland joining NATO would "definitely" represent a threat to Russia, after the Finnish leadership backed entering the US-led alliance. ... more 
Finnish president, PM in favour of joining NATO 'without delay'Helsinki (AFP) May 12, 2022 Finland's president and prime minister said on Thursday they were in favour of joining NATO and a formal decision would be taken this weekend, after Russia's war in Ukraine sparked a swift U-turn in opinion. ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) April 27, 2022 
NATO member Turkey said it was still talking to Russia about procuring a second batch of one of its most advanced missile defence systems despite the war in Ukraine.
The comments on state television late Tuesday by the head of Turkey's military procurement agency underscore Ankara's efforts to maintain good relations with Moscow during the conflict.
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 Washington DC (AFNS) May 12, 2022 
Cruise missiles follow unpredictable flight paths and are now capable of supersonic and hypersonic speeds. Russia and China are developing advanced cruise missiles that can be launched from aircraft, ground launchers and ships or submarines, along with hypersonic missile capabilities.
Navy Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, director, Missile Defense Agency, discussed the defense against these missiles ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 11, 2022 
The aviation industry faces multiple pressures from higher fuel costs and increased scrutiny over the environmental and quality-of-life impacts from its aircraft. Researchers are looking for new methods of keeping expenses down while improving overall efficiency, and the relatively new market of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - or drones - is no exception.
UAVs are occupying an ever-growi ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 12, 2022 
Beijing's concerns echo criticisms of the South African-born billionaire's satellite internet system by Russia. On Sunday, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin warned that Elon Musk would be held accountable for supplying Starlink internet terminals to neo-Nazi militants fighting in Ukraine.
SpaceX's plans to increase the constellation of Starlink internet satellites from 12,000 to 42,000 "shoul ... more |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) May 11, 2022 
"The Edge of Tomorrow" is a project focused on the development of cutting-edge technologies to improve a range of mission capabilities including lethality, situational awareness, survivability, stamina, cognitive load, enemy exposure, performance analysis and simulation, command and control, and more among combat soldiers in the IDF's Infantry Corps. The project aims to strengthen the synergy be ... more |
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 Harpsund, Sweden (AFP) May 11, 2022 
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday announced a mutual defence agreement in case of an attack, as Sweden considers whether to join NATO.
"If Sweden were attacked and looked to us for support then we would provide it," Johnson told reporters at a joint press conference in Sweden.
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 Brussels (AFP) May 10, 2022 
Finland and Sweden are weighing membership bids for US-led military alliance NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended decades of careful non-alignment.
The Nordic neighbours are already close partners of NATO and alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg has pledged they would be quickly welcomed with "open arms".
Here are the steps they'd need to go through to become full members:
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 New Haven CT (SPX) May 12, 2022 
The ground beneath our feet and under the ocean floor is an electrically-charged grid, the product of bacteria "exhaling" excess electrons through tiny nanowires in an environment lacking oxygen.
Yale University researchers have been studying ways to enhance this natural electrical conductivity within nanowires 1/100,000th width of a human hair by identifying the mechanism of electron flow ... more |
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 Zakho, Iraq (AFP) May 9, 2022 
Iraqi policeman Jundi Khodr Kalo was among thousands of Yazidis again forced to flee their homes this month, after fierce clashes between the army and local fighters in their Sinjar heartland.
"Last time we were displaced because we were afraid of the Islamic State" jihadist group, said Kalo, 37, from the non-Arab, Kurdish-speaking minority.
The Yazidis are a monotheistic, esoteric commu ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) May 11, 2022 
The United States and China took opposing stances at the UN Security Council Wednesday on how to reduce tensions with North Korea, with Washington arguing for more sanctions against Pyongyang while Beijing called for their easing.
The emergency meeting of the body charged with global peace and security came amid fears that North Korea will resume nuclear testing in the coming weeks.
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 Hambantota, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 10, 2022  An airport without planes, a revolving restaurant with no diners, a debt-laden seaport - Sri Lanka's economic crisis has been exacerbated by Chinese-funded projects that stand as neglected monuments to government extravagance.
The South Asian island nation borrowed heavily to plug years of budget shortfalls and trade deficits, but squandered huge sums on ill-considered infrastructure projec ... more |
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 Lysychansk, Ukraine (AFP) May 10, 2022  The water trickling from a pipe sticking out of a mound of dirt in Ukraine's besieged city of Lysychansk offered the last lifeline to the emaciated bricklayer's family of nine.
Artyom Cherukha crouched and listened to the shells whistling between shifting Russian and Ukrainian positions around him while slowly filling his plastic bottles from the natural spring.
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 Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2022 
In the latest stage in its space station program, China launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft early on Tuesday morning, to transport fuel and supplies to its Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency, or CMSA.
In a brief statement, the agency said that a Long March 7 carrier rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 01:56 am, ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 12, 2022 
China on Thursday defended the arrest of a 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong's national security law, a move that triggered international outrage and deepened concerns over Beijing's crackdown on freedoms in the financial hub.
Retired cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested Wednesday for "coll ... more |
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 Stepanki, Ukraine (AFP) May 12, 2022 
Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating a series of war crimes allegedly committed by Russian forces, including the fatal shooting of two unarmed civilians outside Kyiv, officials said Thursday.
CNN released Thursday what it said was security camera footage showing two Ukrainian civilians shot in the back by Russian soldiers near a car dealership outside of Kyiv on March 16.
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 
The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its engine and a parachute opened as the craft tumbled downward, disabled by the laser beam.
The February demonstration marked the first time the U.S. Navy used an all-electric, high-energy laser weap ... more |
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